Malawi vs Samoa: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Malawi
99.0%
in 2024
Samoa
99.0%
in 2024
Malawi rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.7% | 93.9% | 7.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 96.5% | 0.7% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 91.0% | 1.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 87.4% | 6.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.0% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis between Malawi and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of newborns who have had one dose of the tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine in a given year.